Anthony Querbach 2025 LEAVING THE NEST SENIORS Anthony has been fencing for a little over 2 years. He started after a debate with a friend from NWFC whether hand-to-hand or fencing would be more useful in a survival situation, and his friend invited Anthony to try out...
Leah Strong 2025 LEAVING THE NEST SENIORS Leah Strong was practically born with a sword in her hand. Every stick or stack of Legos was a sword to be wielded. When we relocated from Idaho to Oregon, and met Maria Copelan, she offered to take Leah to fence with her....
Caleb Mathes 2025 LEAVING THE NEST SENIORS Caleb began his fencing journey only two years ago and as soon as he picked up an Epee in that introductory class, he knew he had found his passion. Caleb moved up to the Comp class and participates in NAC’s, Regionals and...
Nicholas Kakehi 2025 LEAVING THE NEST SENIORS Nicholas Kakehi is a senior at Sunset High School and has been saber fencing competitively since age 9. He has served as an athlete representative on the Oregon Fencing Alliance board since October 2021. Nicholas always...
Sophia Hewitt 2025 LEAVING THE NEST SENIORS Sophia Hewitt has fenced for two years now, starting their journey in their hometown of Salem at 8 years old. When the local gym closed down, they stopped practicing until they found Northwest Fencing Center in Tigard. Since...
Emerson Boase 2025 LEAVING THE NEST SENIORS Emerson Lee Boase started fencing at our local community center when he was eleven years old, he had watched his older brother fence there as well. When the community center shut down programs during covid he really wanted...
Hilo Liu 2025 LEAVING THE NEST SENIORS Hilo Liu has been fencing for about a year and a half and really enjoys the challenge, and he likes the coaches and other fencers that he has met. He hopes to continue fencing at NWFC after high school. In his free time, Hilo...
Gabby Taylor 2025 LEAVING THE NEST SENIORS From the very first moment she stepped onto the fencing strip, Gabby has loved Fencing. Thanks to her amazing coaches Simon, Ioana, Patricio, Gregory, and Michael, Gabby has found a true passion for Fencing. Through fencing,...
Owen Hannon 2025 LEAVING THE NEST SENIORS Owen attended his first fencing class toward the end of his 5th grade year. His parents had decided that he needed to stop being lazy and get active, and told him he needed to do a sport. He surprised them both by wanting to...
Erkhem Garid 2025 LEAVING THE NEST SENIORS Erkhemkhuu began his journey toward fencing after reading a web novel (Duelists Road: The Strongest Fencer doesn't use [Skills]!) he picked up during the start of his school year in 2023. With Duelists Road igniting his...
Ben Memmott 2025 LEAVING THE NEST SENIORS Ben Memmott started fencing at age 9 after asking his parents for "jousting" lessons. He had been watching the Olympics and was entranced. He loves the sport and the camaraderie he has found with other fencers. His favorite...
Kent Iyoki joined NWFC at the age of 7 and enjoyed learning foil for the first two years. After moving to Texas with his family, he also started learning epee. He had actively participated in competitions for both epee and foil, but he got to focus more on epee.
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